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Understanding recent falls in self-employment in the UK

Self-employment in the UK has fallen since the onset of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This article explores changes in the characteristics and composition of self-employed workers and flows out of self-employment to other economic activity statuses. Includes data from 2019 onwards.

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Understanding recent falls in self-employment in the UK

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Published 6 July 2022

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